“Horowitz says he shares some of Kennedy’s concerns about whether antidepressants are overprescribed and how severe withdrawals can be. But he’s disturbed that Outro’s project could be seen as aligned with the health secretary’s broader Make America Healthy Again movement, especially as he considers himself “to the left of Bernie Sanders.””

“Horowitz says he shares some of Kennedy’s concerns about whether antidepressants are overprescribed and how severe withdrawals can be. But he’s disturbed that Outro’s project could be seen as aligned with the health secretary’s broader Make America Healthy Again movement, especially as he considers himself “to the left of Bernie Sanders.””

https://www.wired.com/story/tapering-off-anti-depressants-outro-telehealth/

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Horowitz fear is well founded in the brewing politicization of health. it'll be *unamerican* to be *unhealthy* (very specific definition).

despite that, folks on both side see that we've used meds as a blunt hammer for problems instead of getting to the bottom. we cannot stave off hard work of self reflection forever.